Comet Bradfield (C2004 F4) visits the Greenbank Telescope
in West Virginia
Comet
Bradfield was just barely naked eye to me on this morning alongside route 62
in Pocohantas County, WV. I had remembered the layout of the scope and
valley while on vacation last fall with the family. The comet was ENE and
I felt like the valley was low enough to provide a good view. I find the
early morning twilight image more pleasing compared to the total darkness
images. The comet is just visible above the barn and to the right.
The other noticeable smudge in the upper center is galaxy M31. The
telescope blurred during the 30 second exposure as it tracked the sky.
| Scope/Lens | f | Mount | Camera | Film | Exposure | Digital info | Location | Date |
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Canon 17-40 f4 at 34mm |
f4 | Gitzo tripod | Canon 10D | ISO 800 | 1x30 seconds | Raw converted with Capture One LE and processed with Photoshop CS | Greenbank, WV | April 28 at 5:14 a.m. |